The vehicle struck another vehicle that was stopped.

The occupant of the vehicle struck by the firetruck was taken to Kent Hospital for treatment.

Firefighter Sean O’Rourke, 44, with 14 years on the job, had an arm detached in a truck accident at Westchester Avenue and Waters Place. O’Rourke was driving a truck from Queens to provide backup aid for the fire.

His left arm was nearly torn off as the truck hit the pole. Surgeonsoperated for long hours Tuesday night trying to save O’Rourke’s arm.

“To have a member come in – when I saw his arm and shoulder – it was very upsetting,” FDNY Chief of Department James Leonard said. “We deal with a lot of tough things, but it was a tough day for the Fire Department.”

This Global SuperTanker, AKA “The Spirit Of John Muir,” is a privately-owned rescue tool based in Colorado. Practically speaking that means it can be deployed just about anywhere around the country, or even the world.

With 14 first-class seats and two bunks on board, the SuperTanker is long-haul capable. The operators claim "almost anywhere in the U.S. in approximately 2.5 hours... almost anywhere in the world in 20 hours," which is its main value proposition over other firefighting tools: extreme speed.

Once called into action, the SuperTanker can make one massive drop of its fire-retardant fluid or eight individual attacks to pinpoint smaller fires.